{"id":1258722,"date":"2022-11-26T17:20:35","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T17:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/26\/ad-hoc-committee-lays-report-against-ofori-atta\/"},"modified":"2022-11-26T17:20:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T17:20:35","slug":"ad-hoc-committee-lays-report-against-ofori-atta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/26\/ad-hoc-committee-lays-report-against-ofori-atta\/","title":{"rendered":"Ad-hoc Committee lays report against Ofori-Atta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"391\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Adhoc-committee-696x391.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Adhoc committee\"\/><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1390451995&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true&#038;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The eight-member Ad-hoc Committee, set up by Parliament to probe the Minority censure motion against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has laid its report before the House.<\/p>\n<p>It comes a week after the committee concluded its work.<\/p>\n<p>The Committee was given a seven-day mandate to present their finding for it to be debated in the House.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<strong>JoyNews<\/strong>\u00a0after the presentation, Member of the Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, expressed disappointment about the slow pace in dealing with the committee\u2019s report and taking a final decision on the Finance Minister.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was unhappy about the laissez-faire attitude \u2026the heart of this issue is that Article 82 has been triggered. It says that during the debate, the Minister facing a vote of censure must be heard and that has been done. I thought that in the Business Statement for next week it would have been programmed specifically and clearly so that we will have a day set aside for the debate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the more time given to the Finance Minister to stay in office brings about further hardships.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ofori-Atta danced around the questions \u2013 Dr Ato Forson on censure motion hearing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ofori-Atta happy with Committee probing Censure Motion over this\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to get on with the assignment, let us complete it, let us table this to have the vote for Ghanaians to know where their MPs stand,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope that we meet the two-thirds threshold if only our colleagues on the other side will just show some principles and consistency\u2026,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1390452682&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true&#038;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the extent that he doesn\u2019t want to resign and the President does not want to dismiss him, the onus is on us MPs and I do hope that my colleagues will value public opinion, will respect the will of the people and will remember that it is the Ghanaian people who elected us and brought us here, and we must at all times reflect what they expect,\u201d Mr Ablakwa added.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"IlYhUTJi67g\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CR GPRTU Chairman Resigns: Chairman, 10 other executives defect to international drivers. 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